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Night 39.5

Published: September 2013

The Night issue investigates ideas that resonate most deeply in the dark. Giles Slade sizes up the vulnerability of North Americans' lifestyles against the possibility of a serious geomagnetic storm. Ben Williamson looks into the glowing house plants that aim to make genetic modification a DIY endeavour. Rob Thacker breaks down the incredible capabilities of the planet’s most powerful new telescope, and offers a closing riff about the cultural impacts of a disappearing universe.

We also round up strategies for mitigating light pollution, profile a Toronto co-op's efforts to reuse retired sex toys, and get up close and personal with bat researchers in Borneo and Guyana.

Listen up: In the Night edition of the podcast, Daryn Caister talks to Rob Thacker about ALMA telescope, the Drake equation and the importance of protecting our planet, since it's the only one we've got. In part two, hear the stories of people displaced by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in recordings from Louis Helbig’s Sunken Villages exhibit.

We acknowledge the financial support of Canada's International Development Research Centre (idrc.ca); ECO Canada; EJLB Foundation; Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation; The McLean Foundation; Ontario Arts Council; Ontario Media Development Corporation; Ontario Work Study Plan; the Sustainability Network; the Region of Waterloo and the University of Waterloo Work Placement Program. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund for our publishing activities. The support of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Environmental Students Endowment Foundation is appreciated.